It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santaluces can now relate to. They took a blow against the South Dade Buccaneers on Friday, falling 48-13. It was the first time this season that the Chiefs let down their fans at home.
When it comes to explaining why Santaluces lost, don't look at Jamar Browder. Despite the final result, he picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Browder got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 68 yards.
Santaluces didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keshawn Barker and Zechariah Souverain. Souverain also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Santaluces got some further help from Jeremiah Sanchez: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
South Dade's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Montrey Jackson, who picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Malachi Cruz, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Santaluces' loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for South Dade, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Santaluces does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Dade, they will venture away from home to challenge Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so South Dade will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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